Video games reach next level

Sony officials like to say the next generation of video gaming doesn't start until they say so. After some fits and starts and mounting expectations, the world will finally be able to see how the No. 1 video game company intends to transform gaming with the Nov. 17 introduction of its PlayStation 3. The highly anticipated platform is packed with a supercomputer, 40 times more powerful than the PlayStation 2, and is supposed to remain state of the art for the next 10 years.